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Female fans normally know more facts about what’s going on than men do anyway. I’d say they’re a more intelligent fan on top of that. They normally know more about what we’ve done than we know about what we’ve done. --- Tony Stewart

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There are female fans who take apart engines and will take you apart if you have a problem with that; who are drawn to the danger and mystery of the sport; who watch races on TV to witness pure passion and unscripted emotion; who love the camaraderie of these family-friendly festivals; who feel the nervous anxiety of the lip-biting wives atop the pit boxes. --- Andrew Giangola “The Weekend Starts on Wednesday”

In Memory

In memory of our friend and colleague Amy Branch

Monday, November 16, 2015

The 2015 Chase for the Sprint Cup – as well as NASCAR’s
Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series championships – will be decided this
weekend during Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway in
Florida, taking place Friday through Sunday, Nov. 20-22.

The Championship Taste returns to the track this season on
Thursday, Nov. 19 from 7 to 10 p.m. ET. The food-tasting event takes place at
the speedway’s Chalet Village and features more than two dozen of South
Florida’s top restaurants. The event is open to the public (tickets are $100
per person) and benefits the NASCAR Foundation’s Speediatrics Unit at Homestead
Hospital. Find out more here.

credit: NASCAR Media

On Saturday, Nov. 21 from 7 to 8:30 a.m. ET, the Hot Rods
and Reels Charity Fishing Tournament takes place on the infield lake at HMS.
The event, which benefits the Darrell Gwynn Quality of Life Chapter of the
Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, allows fans to spend quality one-on-one time
with top NASCAR personalities; past participants include Carl Edwards, Tony
Stewart, Trevor Bayne, Ryan Newman and Clint Bowyer. Find out more about the
tournament and sign up here.

Key on-track times:

Friday, Nov. 20 –

Camping World Truck Series practice – 9 a.m. ET

Sprint Cup Series practice – noon ET

Xfinity Series practice – 1:30 p.m. ET

Camping World Truck Series qualifying – 4:15 p.m. ET

Sprint Cup Series qualifying – 6:15 p.m. ET

Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 – 8 p.m. ET

Saturday, Nov. 21
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Sprint Cup Series practice – 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET

Xfinity Series qualifying – 11:15 a.m. ET

Xfinity Series Ford EcoBoost 300 – 2:45 p.m. ET

Sunday, Nov. 22 –

Pre-race concert featuring Tim McGraw – 1:30 p.m. ET

Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 – 3 p.m. ET

The interactive schedule for the weekend features driver appearances
plus live entertainment, activities and more taking place at the track
throughout the weekend. Check it out here.

Find out more about the weekend and purchase tickets for the
Truck Series and Xfinity Series races (the Cup Series finale is sold out) at www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com.